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Health unit confirms 68 new COVID cases in region today

Health unit confirms 68 new COVID cases in region today

According to the health unit, there have been more than 8,100 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine administered in Simcoe Muskoka
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What the new state of emergency means for retailers

What the new state of emergency means for retailers

Workers who can work from home should be working from home, province says
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County considers permitting physician-assisted dying in long-term care homes

County considers permitting physician-assisted dying in long-term care homes

Since 2016, Simcoe County policy required residents be off-site if they elected to proceed with medical assistance in dying; There have been two such instances in that time
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COVID-19: Ontario declares state of emergency

COVID-19: Ontario declares state of emergency

A stay at home order is effective Thursday
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Long-term care residents now being vaccinated in Simcoe-Muskoka

Long-term care residents now being vaccinated in Simcoe-Muskoka

Health unit hopes anyone in long-term care or retirement home who wants the vaccine will receive their first dose over the next two weeks
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Bradford raises the flag for Crime Stoppers Month (6 photos)

Bradford raises the flag for Crime Stoppers Month (6 photos)

January is Crime Stoppers Month
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WATCH: Second state of emergency declared, including stay-at-home order

WATCH: Second state of emergency declared, including stay-at-home order

Watch the livestream feed of the press conference here
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CANADA: Border travel restrictions extended to February 21

CANADA: Border travel restrictions extended to February 21

'This will keep people on both sides of the border safe,' says Trudeau
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WATCH: ‘There will be choices’: Data suggests hospitals might have to decide who gets care and who doesn’t

WATCH: ‘There will be choices’: Data suggests hospitals might have to decide who gets care and who doesn’t

Ontario's health care system in dire circumstances because of pandemic, dean of U of T School of Public Health says
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WATCH: Trudeau says 20M more doses of Pfizer vaccine on the way

WATCH: Trudeau says 20M more doses of Pfizer vaccine on the way

Canada has 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses arriving this year, with more to come, prime minister says
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